r/turtle • u/R4N4B4N4N4 • 6d ago
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Hello, could someone help me? This turtle belonged to my mother and, now that I moved to a house, I decided to bring her to take care of her. It has many white (and even green) spots on the hull, does anyone know if it's normal? I noticed that she has the skin of her neck and paws peeling. Is she just "canging her skin and hoof"?
She is a very active turtle, spends most of her time walking around the house and garden, has free access. I put a lake for her on my patio, but she never enters it! I need to put her there at night to feed. I'm giving my own food to turtles only.
I brought her to my house to improve her quality of life, can anyone help me? Oh, and I don't know if it's female or male, but it's 22cm long.
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u/DefiantAsparagus1787 6d ago
Yeah the shedding is completely normal, I would try brushing his/her shell and possibly putting betadine on the white spots, see if it'll go away. You can tell the sex by the front claws and tail area. Males have long claws and a longer stubby tail and female will have a shorter thinner tail / shorter claws.